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|official_name = Old Nipawin Bridge
|carries = Torch River Rail Inc.
|crosses = Saskatchewan River
|locale = Nipawin No. 487 / Torch River No. 488, near Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada
|maint = Torch River Rail Inc.
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|design = Girder bridge
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|length = {{cvt|581|m|ft}}
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|begin = September 1928
|complete = April, 1930
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The Old Nipawin Bridge is a railway bridge that spans the Saskatchewan River just north of Nipawin, Saskatchewan. It was originally built by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The 'Old Bridge' is a double-deck bridge with the top deck carrying the Torch River Railway (short-line operator) track while a now-disused {{convert|16|ft||adj=mid|-wide}} roadway is on the lower deck.{{cite web
| last = Herrington
| first = Ross
| title = Statement of Heritage Significance; The Old Nipawin Bridge;Town of Nipawin March 1, 2008
| publisher = Government of Saskatchewan
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| url = http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/NipawinBridge
| format = PDF
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| accessdate = December 7, 2009
| archive-date = July 16, 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716152401/http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/NipawinBridge
| url-status = dead
}} Because of the narrow roadway, traffic was controlled by traffic signals at either end. On June 16, 2021, Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways closed the road portion of the bridge due to rapidly deteriorating conditions; however, {{as of|2021|08|lc=on}} the railway portion of the bridge remains active.{{cite web
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| title = Old Highway 35 bridge in Nipawin closed due to rapidly deteriorating condition
| publisher = CBC Saskatchewan
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| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/highway-35-bridge-nipawin-closing-rapidly-deteriorating-condition-1.6068555
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| accessdate =August 21, 2021}}
See also
References
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Category:Canadian Pacific Railway bridges in Canada
Category:Railway bridges in Saskatchewan
Category:Bridges completed in 1930
Category:Bridges over the Saskatchewan River
Category:Nipawin No. 487, Saskatchewan
Category:Torch River No. 488, Saskatchewan
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